UniProt functional annotation for Q8RQP5

UniProt code: Q8RQP5.

Organism: Thermus thermophilus (strain ATCC 27634 / DSM 579 / HB8).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Deinococcus-Thermus; Deinococci; Thermales; Thermaceae; Thermus.
 
Function: Involved in the biosynthesis of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), two major building blocks of isoprenoid compounds. Catalyzes the conversion of 4-diphosphocytidyl-2- C-methyl-D-erythritol 2-phosphate (CDP-ME2P) to 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate (ME-CPP) with a corresponding release of cytidine 5-monophosphate (CMP). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499535}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=4-CDP-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2-phosphate = 2-C-methyl-D- erythritol 2,4-cyclic diphosphate + CMP; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:23864, ChEBI:CHEBI:57919, ChEBI:CHEBI:58483, ChEBI:CHEBI:60377; EC=4.6.1.12; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499535};
Cofactor: Name=a divalent metal cation; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:60240; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499535}; Note=Binds 1 divalent metal cation per subunit. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499535};
Biophysicochemical properties: Temperature dependence: Thermostable. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499535};
Pathway: Isoprenoid biosynthesis; isopentenyl diphosphate biosynthesis via DXP pathway; isopentenyl diphosphate from 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5- phosphate: step 4/6.
Subunit: Homotrimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12499535}.
Similarity: Belongs to the IspF family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.